Clothesline hanger



Feb. 6, 1940. P. J. cAssE-RLY 2,189,625

CLOTHESLINE HANGEfi Filed Feb. 21, 1939 FIG. 1.

1N VENT OR.

PatricK J. Casserly M M WM ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 6, 1940 enorna'snmn HANGER H rm ric klt oasser'ly, Cleveland, Ohio Applicatibn'February gl 1939; Serial No.'25v,ssrj I mins; (01.21146) and has an opening therein and extends between R the outwardly projecting portions 2 and 3 and This invention relates to a clothesline support or hanger which is' designedjt'o be connected with ormounted one wall, post or'the like ina shel-j" tered position and which maybe swung outwardly f when desired. In clothesline hangers or supports heretofore generally known, the. usual difiicultyv encountered is that the clothesline must be stretched-enough to keep wet clothes from touching the ground; and ii the line be stretched *tightly, it is usually so high that it is difiicult' to.

reach, thus making a prop necessary.

One of the objects of -my invention is to vide a clothesline hanger-or support which is adapted to "be pivotally mounted on a wall, post thereof with a flattened portion I.

:or side of abuilding in such a manner'that it 'may be swung inwardly to a position where the. clothes may be readily placed uponhthe line. and then swung outwardly. into the sun, the. whole I 1 device being detachable and removable, if] d e- 2o sired, when not in use.

A further objectof theinvention is to provide a clothesline hanger of the character described which requires no props and which is pivotally mounted so that the clothes may be swung outwardlyinto the sun or moved under a' shelter in case of rain or a storm.

Another object of my invention is to provide.

a clothesline support or hanger which is rigid .and dependable in operation and which consists of comparatively few parts which arewell adapted for production at comparatively low cost.

Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds and by reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view showing my improved clothesline hanger as it will appear when attached to a suitable support, such as a corner of a building or porch; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of my clothesline hang-er as it will ap pear when in one position; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view. 1

Referring now to the drawing, the device consists essentially of a bracket I preferably in the vform of a casting which has a pair of outwardly projecting superposed spaced portions Zand 3.

The bracket I is secured to asuitable support such as the side wall of a building or post by means of suitable screws 4 and 5. Carried by the bracket I and pivotally and detachably secured thereto is a rod or pole 6 which may be in the form of a metal tube or formed from'flat stock and is provided adjacent the outer end The inner end of the pole is also flattened as shown at Ii put 9.

is secured thereto by means'of a bolt 8 and. a Fittingjoven'the bolt 8 area pair of sleeves III and I I' the purpose of which will here.- inafter'appear. Secured to the pole. 6, adjacent the inner end thereof. isa rod I2 to which is de-; tachably secured 'afplurality of pins I3. Pivotally secured to theflattened; portion I of the pole B is a ro d I4' having detachably secured thereto a plurality of pins I 5." The rod Mis. fricmovable from a position shown .in full lines "in Fig. 1 to the position shown in'dotted lines in said figure and serves to spread the clothesline in a manner to be described hereinafter. v

Secured adjacent the 'outerend'of the pole IS in any suitable manner isarod I'I havin'g detachably secured thereto aplurality of pins. I8, Dis- "pos ed adjacent the outer end of the pole, and.

extending at right angles to the rod IT is a rod; or tube I9 which is held in place by a pin Isa.

tionally held in place'by a'pin or. bolt'"I6, and

The opposite ends of the rod or tube iii are slotof the clothesline is attached at one end to one 1 end of the rod I2 and then stretched tightly over the pins I8 and thence over the pins I3, thence back over the pins I8 and back again to the rod. I2, the spreader I4 being then in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Another section of the clothesline, which is indicated by the reference character 2!, has one end attached in a groove in the upper end of the sleeve I0 and is then stretched tightly over the rod I9 and attached at its opposite end to the end of the pole 6. Another section of the clothesline, which is indicated by the reference character 22, has one, end attached to the lower end of the rod I9 and its opposite end, attached to the grooved lower end of the sleeve II. The clothesline hanger is secured in the position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a pin 22 which extends through openings provided in the outwardly projecting portions 2 and 3 and the flattened end portion 6 of the pole 6. The outwardly projecting portions 2 and- 3 are provided with a pair of openings 23 and er may be secured in this position by inserting the pin 22 through these openings. Y

vThe clothesline hanger may be set upin the 'ance with the scope of the appended claims.

position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the clothes hung on the difierent sections thereof. The spreader l4 being first moved to the position shown in full lines, the pins l5 are engaged behind the horizontal courses of the clothesline and spread the same. The pin 22 may then be removed and the hanger swung to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and again secured in place by the pin 22*. When it is desired to remove the clothes, it is of course understood that the clothesline may again be swung to the position shown in Fig. 4. When the clothesline hanger is not in use, it may be removed by first removing the nut 9 and pin 22 whereupon the hanger may be detached from the bracket and taken indoors or to some suitable place. The clothesline, with the exception of the sections 2| and 22, remains tightly stretched on the hanger and there is no danger of the line becoming entangled.

It will now be clear that I have provided a clothesline hanger which will accomplish the objects of the invention as hereinbefore stated. It will of course be understood that various changes .may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from. the spirit of my invention and that the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed is to be considered merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense as the invention is limited only in accord- Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A clothes drier comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a suitable support, a hori ity of positions, a pin passing through said brack- "et and pole and extending above and below the same, a second pin extending through said pole adjacent the opposite end thereof and disposed in parallel relation to said first pin, a section of clothesline connecting the outer end of said pole and the upper ends of both of said pins, a secon section of clothesline connecting the lower ends of said pins, a third horizontally disposed pin extending transversely of said pole and disposed adjacent the inner end thereof, a fourth pin extending transversely of said pole and positioned adjacent the outer end thereof and extending parallel to said third pin, a plurality of sections of clothesline connecting said third and fourth pins, a spreader bar pivotally mounted on said pole and having portions adapted to engage said last mentioned sections of clothesline and to spread the same apart, all of said pins being removable from said pole to permit disassembly of said clothes drier.

2. A clothes drier comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a suitable support, said bracket being in the form of a casting having a pair of outwardly projecting superposed spaced portions, a clothespole in the form of a metal tube having a flattened end portion which is pivotally mounted between the superposed portions of said bracket, a pair of vertically disposed pins extending through said pole, one of said pins being disposed adjacent the outer end of said pole and the other of said pins being disposed adjacent the inner end thereof and cooperating with said bracket to provide a pivotal mounting for said pole, a plurality of sections of clothesline connecting said pair of pins, a pair of horizontally disposed pins extending transversely of said pole and disposed adjacent the opposite ends thereof, a plurality of sections of clothesline stretched between said last mentioned pair of pins and a spreader bar pivotally mounted on said pole and having portions shaped to engage said sections of clothesline to spread the same apart, and means for securing said pole in a plurality of positions.

PATRICK J. CASSERLY. 

